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Friday, July 3, 2015

The 22nd Annual
Oxnard Salsa Festival spices up the summer season in downtown Oxnard July
25-26, 2015. It will be held in Plaza Park, Fifth and ‘B’ Streets, and will
celebrate everything salsa – from food, music, to the dance.

The Great Oxnard Salsa
Challenge Recipe Contest is taking place on Sunday, July 26, 2015. Amateur salsa
chefs are invited to compete to win! The contest is limited to 50 salsas and
pre-registration is required. The entry fee is $25 per salsa and includes one
souvenir t-shirt per entry. Entry forms are due by Friday, July 10, 2015 and
are available onlineor by calling 805.247.0197. Winning
salsas will be selected in several categories including Best Red, Best Green,
Best Fruit, Best Mild, Best Medium, and Best Hot. The Judge’s Choice Winner
(best of show) will be awarded with a $100 cash prize from the Oxnard Salsa
Festival. First place category winners will receive a Festival “goodie bag” and
$30 restaurant gift certificate from the
kitchen featured on Food Network's Diners, Drive-ins& Dives.

Dancing with our Community
Stars Dance Contest and Charity Fundraiser competitors will be: Christina Albert, dancing for Soroptomists
International of Oxnard with instructor, Jesse ‘Chuy’ Rodriguez; Jim Duran, Lead Pastor, River Community
Church in Ventura & Director of The City Center Transitional Living,
dancing for The City Center with instructor, Alethia Alvarez; Meredith Garofalo, Meteorologist/Reporter,
KEYT- News 3, dancing for Make-A-Wish Tri-Counties with instructor, Jesus
Garcia; Mary Jo Fuentes Leste, Owner
of TLC Tender Loving Care Hospice, dancing for Loving Heart Hospice Foundation
with instructor, Oswaldo Balcaceres; Tyler
Marie, dancing forCommunity
Action of Ventura County,with
instructor Lovie Hernandez; and Edgar
Mohorko, Jr., dancing for Oxnard PAL, Police Activities League with
instructor, Diana Tere. The dancers will be vying for the ‘Judge’s Choice
Award’ for the best routine, while also competing for the ‘People’s Choice
Award’, which is awarded to the star who raises the most money for his or her
charity.The fundraising voting campaign
is underway and donations can be made online.

Kids Korner has been expanded
this year with additional activities. Oxnard’s own Art & Music Factory
allows kids to use their creativity in the arts & crafts booth, using real
tortillas, courtesy of Mission Foods. Led by Gloria Hidrogo, a graduate of
Bellas Artes in Mexico, kids can paint on tortillas or create tortilla flower
necklaces. A variety of inflatables like a bounce house, giant maze, slide, mechanical
jet ride, interactive games, climbing wall will the kids busy.

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OC Food Diva is a local foodie in Orange County, CA with 11 years experience in restaurants - from kitchen to service to menu & restaurant design. With an adventurous appetite, Chelsea scours Orange County (and the rest of the USA) for great eats.